disreputable
Example Sentences
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News outlets treat it as an authority when it is actually a competitor, and a disreputable one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
The committee found Cleverly had breached three areas of the council's code for members relating to equality, respect and consideration of others, and disreputable conduct.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
Bad advice does not always equate to disreputable used-car salespeople.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2025
But as August fare goes, it’s a sticky, sweaty hoot, well cast and paced like a disreputable beach read, even if you might sporadically wish Werner Herzog had gotten first crack at this material.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2025
They must have looked very disreputable in their dirty clothes, drenched with sweat, and torn by all the thornbushes.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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